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Ethan Samson
#4 Laval Rocket / AHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Aug 23, 2003
- Age
- 23
- Place of Birth
- Delta, BC, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- D
- Height
- 185 cm / 6'1"
- Weight
- 82 kg / 181 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- 26/27
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- Cap Hit
- $850,000Powered by
- NHL Rights
Montréal Canadiens / Signed- Agency
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He pre-scans on retrievals, occasionally makes a crafty backhand pass into space, and accelerates through passes to join the rush. Currently, Samson’s best area is defence, where his physicality, consistent motor, and the occasional early stop in neutral zone provide an encouraging framework. -EliteProspects 2021 NHL Draft Guide
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 |  Delta Hockey Academy U15 Prep G | CSSHL U15 | 30 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 28 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 2017-2018 | Delta Hockey Academy Elite 15s | CSSHL U16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | Delta Hockey Academy Elite 15s | CSSHL U16 | 33 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 58 | - | Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | - |
| 2018-2019 | Delta Hockey Academy U18 Prep | CSSHL U18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Delta Hockey Academy U18 Prep | CSSHL U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 61 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 26 | -10 | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 22 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Prince George Cougars "A" | WHL | 68 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 46 | -23 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 2022-2023 | Prince George Cougars "A" | WHL | 60 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 71 | 11 | Playoffs | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -1 |
| 2023-2024 |  Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 63 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 56 | -7 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 2024-2025 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 69 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 40 | -12 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025-2026 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 30 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 4 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 |  Projected | AHL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 24 |
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | BC Junior Canucks | Brick Invitational | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2014-2015 | Burnaby Winter Club Bruins | QC Int PW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2015-2016 | Burnaby Winter Club Bruins | QC Int PW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2017-2018 | Delta Hockey Academy U15 Prep G | John Reid Memorial | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | - |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHL | 4 | 175 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 0.31 | 126 | -14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 2 |
| Brick Invitational | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| CSSHL U15 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0.67 | 28 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 8 | - |
| CSSHL U16 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 0.71 | 58 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 12 | - |
| CSSHL U18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| John Reid Memorial | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 14 | - | 0 | |||||||
| QC Int PW | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WHL | 4 | 211 | 36 | 86 | 122 | 0.58 | 153 | -19 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.36 | 8 | -3 |
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Junior Canucks (Brick Invit) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Burnaby Winter Club Bruins (PW) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Delta Hockey Academy Elite 15s | 2 | 34 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 0.71 | 58 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 12 | - |
| Delta Hockey Academy U15 Prep G | 1 | 36 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 0.64 | 42 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 8 | - |
| Delta Hockey Academy U18 Prep | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Laval Rocket | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Lehigh Valley Phantoms | 3 | 142 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 0.28 | 100 | -19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 2 |
| Prince George Cougars | 4 | 211 | 36 | 86 | 122 | 0.58 | 153 | -19 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.36 | 8 | -3 |
| Syracuse Crunch | 1 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0.47 | 20 | 4 | 0 |